Blackwell Family                      GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE    Laureda, E. Arroyo E.     
Blackwell, Alice Stone Boston, March 15, 1922
Dear Miss Blackwell:
The "jabillo" or "arbol del diablo" 
is a frondose tree very
common in Venezuela. The
fruits are covered by a pithy
shell that, when the fruit is
ripe, cracks suddenly producing
a peculiar noise. No
doubt that the tree has been
connected with the devil on
account of its crackling. Julio
Galeano wrote a sonnet describing
the jabillo.
I thank you very much
for the interesting information
that you kindly sent
me; it will help a great deal
in the article that I will
prepare about your lecture
yesterday. By what I heard

I can say that your translations
are a great achievement and
I will not fail to read that
most attractive book that Bren
tan is going to bring out. I
hope that they don't delay
very much its publication.
I am selecting a few of the
verses of my own that you
so kindly ask me. Some
time ago I published a booklet
entitled "Momentos", but I regret
no to possess any copy
here in order to send you 
one.
In the "Parnaso Venezolano"
are published a few small
poems of Victor Racamonde, considered
one of the best Venezuelan
poets. By his manner he
reminds me of the ethereal
style of Keats, in spite thatI know that he didn't heard
even the name of this marvellous
poet. Racamonde,
dead about fourteen years ago,
belongs to the same generation
that Blanco Fombona
and had a very unhappy
fate.
Please do not hesitate in
writing to me whenever you
consider that I can be of any
service to you in your dealing
with Spanish-American
poetry. In this respect I have
some experience on account
of having been for several
years a Professor of Spanish
Literature in one of the first
Colleges at Caracas, Venezuela.
I consider myself very
fortunate for having made


your acquaintance and I
hope to improve it, too.
Please present my regards
to your exquisite interpreter
Mrs. Papazian.
Respectfully yours,
E. Arroyo Laureda
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